Results 1-20 of 12,969 for speaker:Rosie Winterton

Business, Innovation and Skills: Business Investment (Yorkshire) (12 Nov 2009)

Rosie Winterton: My Department is taking a number of steps to support businesses and promote investment across the regions, including schemes such as grants for business investment, the enterprise finance guarantee and support for collaborative research and development projects. In addition, BIS supports the regional development agency, Yorkshire Forward, which has spent more than £200 million supporting...

Business, Innovation and Skills: Business Investment (Yorkshire) (12 Nov 2009)

Rosie Winterton: My hon. Friend is quite right to point out the local situation in York. He has been very involved in ensuring that there is help for businesses. In fact, Yorkshire Forward supported 17 companies in York during the first two quarters of this year as part of its targeted export support services and, through the Train to Gain enhancement fund, it has supported 32 York businesses. That is a good...

Business, Innovation and Skills: Business Investment (Yorkshire) (12 Nov 2009)

Rosie Winterton: Through Yorkshire Forward, we have established Business Link as the first port of call for businesses to get advice, often, for example, on how to have a free financial health check. That has enabled them to put a case together and access the enterprise finance guarantee and other initiatives. I have to say to the hon. Lady that her party voted against all help in such circumstances—

Business, Innovation and Skills: Business Investment (Yorkshire) (12 Nov 2009)

Rosie Winterton: My hon. Friend is quite right to point to the work that has been done across the northern regions. The work of The Northern Way has focused very much on what needs to be done during the economic downturn and in planning for the recovery. The work of the RDAs has been absolutely crucial during this time, and the Conservative party has sent out very conflicting messages about the future—

Business, Innovation and Skills: Business Investment (Yorkshire) (12 Nov 2009)

Rosie Winterton: Because my hon. Friend is doing a great job in ensuring that we work closely with business organisations, the regional development agency and local authorities in Yorkshire and the Humber, to ensure that real help is made available to those businesses and individuals and that we are planning properly for the recovery. The Conservative party voted against all those measures and has no answers...

Business, Innovation and Skills: Small and Medium-sized Businesses (12 Nov 2009)

Rosie Winterton: A number of targeted interventions are working to ensure access to finance for small and medium-sized businesses. They include the enterprise finance guarantee, whereby 6,240 businesses have been offered loans totalling £630 million to date, and the capital for enterprise fund, whereby £60 million has been offered to 40 businesses.

Business, Innovation and Skills: Small and Medium-sized Businesses (12 Nov 2009)

Rosie Winterton: That is not my understanding of what Lord Sugar said. However, there has been very good progress in terms of the enterprise finance guarantee, and, as I said, about £630 million has been offered to small and medium-sized enterprises. The hon. Gentleman needs to understand that his party totally opposed those facilities, and that, working with regional development agencies and local...

Business, Innovation and Skills: Small and Medium-sized Businesses (12 Nov 2009)

Rosie Winterton: I will certainly take up with the regional development agency the issues that my hon. Friend raises, because finance is available to undertake research and development. Obviously, we regret Ericsson's announcement. It will remain a large investor, so it is not leaving the UK entirely, but I understand the feeling that it will be a great loss to the west midlands.

Business, Innovation and Skills: Small and Medium-sized Businesses (12 Nov 2009)

Rosie Winterton: Certainly, the recently launched innovation funds will be extremely helpful in that regard. The hon. Gentleman may also be aware of a number of regional development agencies that are considering using European regional development fund money in order to look at venture capital funds and ensure that there is capital for the future.

Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Looped Blind Cords (12 Nov 2009)

Rosie Winterton: Officials met in July with representatives from the British Blind and Shutter Association. The industry initiative 'Make it Safe—how to reduce the risks from looped blind cords and chains' was discussed. The Department and industry agreed a plan make their guidance available to the widest possible audience, including working with the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents.

Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Business: South West (12 Nov 2009)

Rosie Winterton: The South West Regional Development Agency has provided assistance to businesses as set out in the following table and is reported in its annual report and accounts. It does not record these figures by local authority area, nor does it record the number of employees of the businesses concerned. Number 2005/06 (1)8,766 2006/07 15,898 2007/08 16,163 2008/09 17,928 (1)...

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Christmas (12 Nov 2009)

Rosie Winterton: The Department (a) and its agencies (b) have spent the following on Christmas cards, parties and decorations in the last 12 months: £ (i) Cards (ii) Parties (iii) Decorations Communities and Local Government 2,630.82 0 1,036.80 Fire Service College 796.56 0 0 Planning Inspectorate 0 0 0 Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre 0 0 800 The Department's...

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Housing: Regeneration (12 Nov 2009)

Rosie Winterton: It has not proved possible to respond to my hon. Friend in the time available before Prorogation.

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Local Government: Leeds and Greater Manchester (12 Nov 2009)

Rosie Winterton: The city-region pilots are recognition of the strategic importance of city-regions in realising the shared objective of increased and sustained economic growth. Good progress has been made in discussions with Greater Manchester and Leeds city region building on the priorities set out in April's Budget Statement. Joint teams of Government and local officials have been working intensively to...

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Members: Correspondence (12 Nov 2009)

Rosie Winterton: A response was sent to the hon. Member's letter on 7 October 2009.

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Neighbourhood Wardens (12 Nov 2009)

Rosie Winterton: It has not proved possible to respond to my hon. Friend in the time available before Prorogation.

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Non-Domestic Rates: Valuation (12 Nov 2009)

Rosie Winterton: The advice contained in the Valuation Office Agency's Rating Manual, Volume 2, Section 5—PN1, is that the introduction of the London Congestion Charge was a material change for the purposes of assessing rateable values. The valuation officer for Durham considers the Durham Congestion Charge to have been, similarly, a material change. The regulations for material change are different for...

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Non-Domestic Rates: Valuation (12 Nov 2009)

Rosie Winterton: It is not our intention to revise the Business Rate Supplement (BRS) Bill Impact Assessment. Five-yearly revaluations of business rates will not affect the general principles of liability for a business rate supplement.

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Population: Lancashire (12 Nov 2009)

Rosie Winterton: It has not proved possible to respond to my hon. Friend in the time available before Prorogation.

Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Advantage West Midlands (11 Nov 2009)

Rosie Winterton: Advantage West Midlands (AWM) has made a number of interventions to support the economy of Herefordshire in the short, medium and longer terms. The investment by AWM in land and property projects in Herefordshire to date has been £34 million, which is expected to generate about £476 million GVA over 10-years. Its investment in market towns and similar activity in the area over the...